Happy Ugadhi to everyone and I would like to share the sweet of the day with all of you. An awesome treat and fully cooked in microwave. One can not even guess that the sweet's main ingredient in Corn Flour. It is sure a heavenly treat. Its a no mess, fully microwave cooked, easy recipe that will be ready in minutes. This is my Mom's recipe for Corn Flour Halwa. Here's the recipe.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Corn Flour
Almost 1 cup Granulated Sugar
Saffron - a pinch (optional if using the artificial color)
6 to 7 pods Elachi (Take out the seeds and grind to a coarse powder)
Orange Red Color (Optional ) - a pinch
Pistachio nuts chopped - a handful
(Any kind of chopped nuts is fine)
Ghee - 3 tablespoons
Water - 4 cups
Method:
Take Corn Flour in a Microwave safe bowl. Preferably a little big. I used the corning ware big size.
Pour 2 Cups of Water. Whisk well until there are no lumps.
Mix in the sugar and whisk until even distribution.
Add the Saffron.
Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Stir and again Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Repeat this until the conflour's raw smell goes. If you think the content is thickening too quickly, add little water and stir until even distribution and again Microwave for 1 or 2 minutes, or until the content becomes a little semi solid and the Corn Flour raw smell disappears completely.
Grease a dish with Ghee and add the remaining Ghee, Ground Elachi and the chopped nuts to the content and stir until even distribution. Cook again for a minute or two in microwave. The consistency will resemble a jelly, somewhat semi solid, trying to set.
Immediately pour the content in the greased dish.
Orange Red Color (Optional ) - a pinch
Pistachio nuts chopped - a handful
(Any kind of chopped nuts is fine)
Ghee - 3 tablespoons
Water - 4 cups
Method:
Take Corn Flour in a Microwave safe bowl. Preferably a little big. I used the corning ware big size.
Pour 2 Cups of Water. Whisk well until there are no lumps.
Mix in the sugar and whisk until even distribution.
Add the Saffron.
Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Stir and again Microwave on High for 2 minutes. Repeat this until the conflour's raw smell goes. If you think the content is thickening too quickly, add little water and stir until even distribution and again Microwave for 1 or 2 minutes, or until the content becomes a little semi solid and the Corn Flour raw smell disappears completely.
Grease a dish with Ghee and add the remaining Ghee, Ground Elachi and the chopped nuts to the content and stir until even distribution. Cook again for a minute or two in microwave. The consistency will resemble a jelly, somewhat semi solid, trying to set.
Immediately pour the content in the greased dish.
Allow it to cool completely. Topple the halwa in a plate. Slice and Serve. You can still enjoy the Halwa even if it doesn't slice out well.
